likable
Example Sentences
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“I was trying to be the devil onstage and somehow ended up as likable anyway,” he says of his storied career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Listen, I don’t know anyone who liked Holden Caulfield the first time they read the book, probably because he is not supposed to be particularly likable; Salinger wrote the book for adults, not teens.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Psychological experiments have shown that people are more likely to believe someone who is likable, seems authoritative and creates a feeling of belonging to a special community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Nobody was better at playing a very handsome guy, the center of attention, who was also nonthreatening, not above a bit of slapstick, a little silly—above all, likable.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Perry was a likable kid, well liked around the neighborhood—he never done one thing out of the way to my knowledge.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
